Richard Marshall will return to San Diego, agreeing on a one-year contract, a source confirmed. He started eight games last season, including the playoffs, for the Chargers and follows Brandon Ghee, a former Bengal on a two-year deal, as cornerbacks to newly join the club.

The cornerback competition in training camp ought to be interesting.

At least another name will join it.

The Chargers are expected to address the position further during the May draft, it standing as quite possible a 2014 starter is found there. Shareece Wright, Marshall, Steve Williams, Ghee, Crezdon Butler, Marcus Cromartie and Brandon Jones currently compose the depth chart. Ultimately, the makeup of the position will be decided over performance from the spring into training camp and the preseason.

In 2013, Marshall signed mid-August and eventually overtook Derek Cox in the starting lineup.

He totaled 62 tackles and six passes defensed, as the secondary allowed fewer big plays to close the year. The Chargers defense still ceded, for the season, a 105.2 quarterback rating versus passes that traveled more than 20 yards in the air, third worst in the league.

The league average was 81.2.

Improved pass rush can help that area significantly, but the team still wants better cornerback play. It waived Johnny Patrick, a nickel corner, earlier this month.